[NVDave]

Because the KGB is no more.

[Jyotishi]

> Because the KGB is no more.

A spy agency works best if people are convinced that it doesn’t exist.

[RoosterRedux]

Right. Old habits die hard.

I should have said it's successor, the FSB. And, actually, I think Belarus or perhaps Georgia still uses the name, KGB, for its intel service.